Yesterday I was making a video and I was doing these little changes solely for the purpose of

creating a YouTube video. And even though I said, you know, this was going to happen,

I was still shocked at how dramatic of an effect doing little changes in my home had on my mood and my motivation and it's still

carrying with me the next day. I am so excited to share this with you. I think this is going to

have the same profound impact on your life too.

Hey, Clutterbugs, welcome back to the Clutterbug podcast.

We are talking about how your environment affects and shapes your mood, your mental well-being, your motivation.

And I know this. We've talked a lot in the past about the power of

pretty, how doing something really small in your space or making a small change or decluttering

has a long-lasting, an immediate effect, too, on your mood, on your happiness. And I know, like, I say this,

but you know that feeling when you walk into a freshly cleaned room, or if you've just painted

or, like, done a little type of redecorating, And you walk in the room and you just,

ah, you just exhale.

Like your shoulders drop.

This isn't just in your head, this feeling.

Your environment has a powerful effect on your brain and your just physical well-being.

So even if something's really simple, like clearing off your counter or like doing your dishes

or fluffing your pillows, it literally translates to joy.

And we're going to break down the why this is, the science of why this actually is, and how we can use this to create this like snowball effect in our life. So we'll do

something small, then we'll feel like happy and motivated and it will lead to more.

And this can become something that we use as a tool to just make us feel better.

The truth is, um, the reason I wanted to do this video in the first place was because I've been

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